Conversation starter ... Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place.
Movies can make for great dates, whether it is for an ice-breaking first date through to a married couple's single night away from the kids.
But why let the neatly packaged, saccharine affairs that are known as ''date movies'' cloud our judgment? Hollywood shamelessly executes the most obvious feel-good formula to produce such products, from formulaic storylines to casting and poster design, and we allow ourselves to be sucked into watching the flakiest of flicks.
Short of a teenage canoodle in the back row, even the best film in the world should never be the best part of a date. ''Dinner and a movie'' is a cliche because if the latter is chosen well, it gives you something to talk about.
Scarlett Johanson in The Avengers.
New Year's Eve was about love, but the only way you'd impress a partner with that turkey would be to let them escape early! On the other hand, Schindler's List might not have been flush with star-crossed lovers, but when audiences walked out they felt compelled to discuss what they'd seen.
The best date movie is one that leaves you with something to talk about, not the one that makes Mills & Boon novels look complex. So, if you want to see a Nicholas Sparks film, do so safe in the knowledge that tragedy and love will be up there in front of you, but if you want to have a great date, try these forthcoming flicks:
The Lady The true story of Aung San Suu Kyi suffering home detention in Burma is not only great fodder for hours of topical talking but there's an opportunity for a themed meal, too.
The Avengers Fancy a quick game of ''who was your favourite spandex-clad superhero''? And a bonus round of Buffy the Vampire Slayer quoting as a nod to director Joss Whedon?
This Must Be the Place Enjoy Sean Penn as an ageing rocker, confident of hours of post-cinema chat on the topic: so what exactly just happened?
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